In Monroe County, jobs in the special food services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the special food services industry paid the average highest wages in Monroe County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Monroe County was paid an annual wage of $125,120 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of Florida of $19,563 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $18,766.

Other high-paying jobs in Monroe County, Florida can be found in performing arts companies ($121,316), architectural and structural metals mfg. ($113,608), securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($95,494) and management and technical consulting services ($80,625) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Monroe County Wages have increased by 29.8% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in Monroe County, Florida by a total of 29.8%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of Florida and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Monroe County Industry Wages Lag Behind Florida, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The overall industry wages in Monroe County, Florida when analyzed can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 13.1 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $36,487. The industry pay was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Monroe County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

The Traveler accommodation industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 843 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Traveler accommodation industry make up 23.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Monroe County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (843 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (558 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (239 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (187 jobs lost)
5. Professional and similar organizations (155 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 285 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry makes up 11.7 percent of the total growth in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (285 new jobs)
2. Civic and social organizations (217 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (199 new jobs)
4. Clothing stores (182 new jobs)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (170 new jobs)

Given the 102 4-digit NAICS industries, 51 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 51 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Monroe County, Florida, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,659 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Special food services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 1710.5 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Monroe County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Florida, where the industry took a gain of 10.5 percent. The Special food services industry in Monroe County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 5.3 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Special food services (1710.5 percent gain)
2. Civic and social organizations (278.2 percent gain)
3. Unclassified (242.2 percent gain)
4. Travel arrangement and reservation services (228.9 percent gain)
5. Performing arts companies (164.6 percent gain)

Monroe County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Employment services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 79.7 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Florida, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 3.8 percent. The losses in the Employment services industry in Monroe County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.1 percent in terms of employment in the Employment services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (79.7 percent decline)
2. Social advocacy organizations (75.1 percent decline)
3. Rooming and boarding houses (66.9 percent decline)
4. Machinery and equipment rental and leasing (65.1 percent decline)
5. Land subdivision (59.7 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 5.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of Florida, which experienced a gain of 11.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Monroe County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Monroe County

The Full-service restaurants industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 443 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 26.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Monroe County, Florida.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (443 jobs lost)
2. Traveler accommodation (386 jobs lost)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (130 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (111 jobs lost)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (94 jobs lost)

In Monroe County, Florida, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 217 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Monroe County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has grown the most with 110 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 8.4 percent of the growth in Monroe County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (110 new jobs)
2. Unclassified (110 new jobs)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (101 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (91 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (86 new jobs)

Out of the 107 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 50 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 56 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Unclassified industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 301.8 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Monroe County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Florida, where the industry felt a gain of 87.3 percent. The Unclassified industry in Monroe County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 12.1 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (301.8 percent gain)
2. Special food services (182.0 percent gain)
3. Management of companies and enterprises (102.4 percent gain)
4. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (100.0 percent gain)
5. Other support services (70.5 percent gain)

Total employment has decreased by 0.7 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of Florida, which saw a gain of 3.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Monroe County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Independent artists, writers, and performers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 56.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Florida, where the industry reported a gain of 13.8 percent. The losses in the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry in Monroe County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 9.5 in percent of jobs in the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Independent artists, writers, and performers (56.3 percent decline)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (45.1 percent decline)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (34.3 percent decline)
4. Insurance carriers (31.7 percent decline)
5. Child day care services (29.4 percent decline)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Monroe County, Florida

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $55,210. This income level is 11.6 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Monroe County, Florida White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $50,117 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 1.3 percent greater than the median income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Monroe County had a median household income level of $36,709, this was 25.8 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 17.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $40,897. Hispanic Householders in Monroe County, Florida reported a median household income of $39,201, this median is 20.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

The median household income has declined a small amount from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $49,040, which represents a 0.9 percent decline. Monroe County, Florida, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 33 of 33 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Florida. Monroe County ranks 645 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing total percent of decline in household income across the nation.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in Monroe County, Florida, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 7 percent in the last five years. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Monroe County, undergoing a 2.3 percent decline in household income level, since the year 2005.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Monroe County accounted a relatively high median income for households of $49,471 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 8.2 percent higher than the median in State of Florida of $45,418 and the median household income is 0.7 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The poverty rate in Monroe County, Florida has declined by 0.4 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 10.2 percent to 9.8 percent.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Monroe County, Florida can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 24.5 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Monroe County, having 15.5 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Monroe County, Florida

Since 2000, Monroe has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 8.6 percent to a total of 34 in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the porportion of Florida percent of 25.2 and greater than the national percent of 27.2.

Monroe County, Florida can be considered to have a highly-educated working age population, with 25.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Monroe is reported having a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Florida's proportion of 22.4 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Monroe County, Florida according the 2000 Decennial Census, 26.4 percent of the White Alone, 8.8 percent of Black or African American, 51.2 percent of the Asian alone and 14 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Monroe County, Florida, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Monroe have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 26.8 percent (Men) versus 24 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree, with 31.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 7.2 percent. By 2005, 34.2 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 9.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 33.8 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Monroe County, Florida

In terms of total land area, Monroe encompasses a total area of 997 square miles. This area has a medium-low average area density of 77 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Blue Earth, MN (77 per sq. mile ), Dakota, NE (77 per sq. mile ), Halifax, NC (77 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, IN (77 per sq. mile ), Russell, AL (77 per sq. mile ), New Kent, VA (77 per sq. mile ).

Monroe County, Florida had a population that was estimated at 76,329 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 79,480. The decline shows a decrease of -4 percent. Monroe ranks 67 of 67 counties when calculating total change in population for Florida and the county ranks 3,100 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals have migrated to Monroe internationally. The international migration into Monroe totals 0.4 percent of the total international migration into the State of Florida. This percent of international migration is very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

Monroe County, Florida has a population that is comprised of 75.1 percent White, 5 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 17.7 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 23.8 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Florida percent of 36.5. Since 2000, Monroe has increased the percent of minority makeup when 21.6 percent of the people were minorities.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Monroe County, Florida to be 46.2 years of age. The median in Monroe is greater than the median age for the State of Florida of 39.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 42.7 years of age. With a total of 16.9 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Monroe can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 67.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Monroe County, Florida

In Monroe County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 52,911 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding in all 1,101 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.1 percent.

Monroe County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $683,200, accounted by the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the overall Florida 2005 home median value of $189,500 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Monroe County can be understood as having a relatively high percentage of homes that are high in price. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 10.9 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.

The residential real estate values in Monroe County, Florida have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $442,000, or 183.3 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $241,200.

When compared to other counties in Florida, Monroe County is positioned 64 of 67 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,854 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Monroe County, Florida -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Accommodation and food services since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Monroe County. The industry was hit with a loss of 607 jobs during the period, or 5.7 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 33.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

Finance and insurance is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Monroe County, with a job growth of 26 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 4.8 percent. The State of Florida experienced a sector employment shift of 11.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

In Monroe County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services is the largest employment industry and makes up 33.6 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 10,063 people employed. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 18.3 and 7.4 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

In Monroe County, Accommodation and food services, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Real estate and rental and leasing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services industry has an LQ of 3.42. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services industry is 3.42 times greater than the national average, signifying that Monroe County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.

Monroe is the County that is ranked 32 of 68 total Counties throughout Florida in terms of total 2005 employment. The County’s employment ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 31 of 68 Counties.

Utilities has the largest businesses in Monroe County, averaging 47 workers per each place of employment, being greater than the US industry average of 34 and greater than the Florida typical size of 34 for the Utilities industry.





Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).